Carl Froch kept hold of his WBC super middleweight title and moved into the finals of the Super Six tournament by posting a victory over veteran Glen Johnson last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Johnson had predicted that his aggressive style would be too much for the champion to deal with but the 42…
WBA bantam boss Koki Kameda has been successful in the first defense of his title, belting out challenger Daniel Diaz this evening at Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. Osaka born southpaw Kameda, who won the title with a decision over Alexander Munoz last December, established his control of the bout from the first bell with…
There were a few upsets last night in Mexico as three world title bouts took place across the country. The highest profile defeat occurred when the reign of WBC light fly king Gilberto Keb Baas was snuffed out in a rematch at Coliseum Don King in Texcoco by Adrian Hernandez, who also won their original…
Earlier tonight at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, WBC featherweight boss Huzumi Hasegawa was stunningly dethroned by Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez on a massive fight card featuring three world title bouts. Both fighters previously held world titles at bantamweight but the taller Gonzalez left the 118 pound class four years ago while southpaw Hasegawa only…
One of the world’s top super middleweights is in action on Saturday in his adopted hometown of Montreal, as Lucian Bute puts his IBF crown on the block against Irishman Brian Magee at the Bell Centre. Bute, 27-0 (22), has held the title for over three years since stopping Alejandro Berrio in 2007 and then…
Nearly 10 years after losing his IBF light welter title against Kostya Tszyu, Zab Judah put on an impressive performance Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ to once again put the red and gold belt around his waist. The New York southpaw did well to keep his composure against aggressive brawler Kaiser…
IBF welter kingpin Jan Zaveck wowed a hometown audience in Ljubljana, Slovenia with a fifth round stoppage of opponent Paul Delgado at Sports Park Arena. It didn’t take long for the skill and experience advantage of the champion to show as Delgado was in deep water as early as the second frame, hitting the canvas…
The IBF welter belt is up for grabs tonight at Sportspark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia with champion Jan Zaveck defending against challenger Paul Delgado. Zaveck, 30-1 (17), is on a five bout win streak since his only loss, a European title challenge dropped via split decision against Rafal Jackiewicz in 2008, and the 34 year…
WBC super flyweight king Tomas Rojas returned to Japan again to retain his belt with a victory last evening over Nobuo Nashiro at Osaka’s Prefectural Gymnasium in a tooth and nail contest. Mexico’s Rojas previously held the Interim version of the title but was KO’d in two by Vic Darchinyan in 2009 when trying to…
There were two WBA title fights on Sunday at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with the Kameda brothers emerging victoriously. Just 21 years of age, reigning WBA flyweight king Daiki Kameda made the second defense of his title, won in February during a rematch with Denkaosan Kaovichit, but was pushed hard by European Union…
Thursday night at the Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan sees WBA super flyweight champion Hugo Fidel Cazares put his belt at risk against local hero Hiroyuki Hisataka. Cazares, 33-6-2 (24), has defended the WBA crown on two occasions since winning it from Nobuo Nashiro, ironically in the same venue as Thursday’s bout will take place,…
Middleweights Gennady Golovkin and Nilson Julio Tapia clashed last night at Daulet Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan with the WBA middleweight title on offer. Interim WBA beltholder Golovkin came into the bout the more experienced fighter and that was apparent from the start as the Kazak born German resident patiently waited for his Colombian adversary’s…